GRE Word List
EMISSARY
one designated as the agent of another : representative
The meaning of the word emissary is one designated as the agent of another : representative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| haven | harbor |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |